OUTLOOK 2021

China's long lead in battery production CHARTED
Kitco News - Jan 14, 2021 02:00PM(Kitco News) - Looking at current build outs, Benchmark forecasts that by 2029 just under 67% of batteries will be manufactured in China. The monthly trend data comes from December's update. (Use your mouse to roll over the segments in the chart above for amounts.)

Gold market saw record ETF inflows in 2020 - WGC
Kitco News - Jan 13, 2021 03:18PM(Kitco News) - ETF inflows into the gold space hit record levels in 2020 as prices gained 25% on an annual basis, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).

Silver survey 2021: Average silver price by year-end is $38, most popular vote is $50
Kitco News - Jan 11, 2021 03:11PM(Kitco News) - Kitco's silver survey results are in, and the average response to "where do you see silver prices at the end of 2021" was $38 an ounce, while the most popular response was $50 an ounce.

Investors expected to turn to gold as they brace for inflation in 2021
Kitco News - Jan 7, 2021 09:26AM(Kitco News) - For many market players, 2020 will go down in the history books as the year of unprecedented stimulus measures.

Investors won't be able to ignore gold miners in 2021 - Sprott's John Hathaway
Kitco News - Jan 5, 2021 01:30PM(Kitco News) - Gold is starting the new year on a strong note, with further political turmoil in the U.S. pushing prices well above $1,900 an ounce.

Where do you see silver prices at the end of 2021
Kitco News - Jan 5, 2021 08:39AM(Kitco News) - Kitco aficionados, as part of our 2021 outlook series, we'd like to know where you think silver prices will be a year from now.

'$2,300 is gold's key level': Georgia Senate runoffs, bitcoin crash to boost prices to new highs OANDA
Kitco News - Jan 4, 2021 05:48PM(Kitco News) - The new year will bring in more uncertainty, and gold prices will thrive on more stimulus, inflation risk, and bitcoin's bubble bursting, according to OANDA senior market analyst Edward Moya.

U.S. Mint sees 455% increase in gold coin sales in 2020, silver demand up 100%
Kitco News - Jan 4, 2021 02:40PM(Kitco News) - Investment demand for gold and silver fired on all cylinders in 2020 as the U.S. Mint data shows that demand for bullion gold and silver coin reached its highest level in four years.

Top ten copper mines that stand to benefit in 2021
Kitco News - Dec 31, 2020 05:23PM(Kitco News) - Third largest copper mine is also in Chile. Codelco’s El Teniente mine produced 460 ktonnes of copper and this volume was on par with output at Freeport-McMoRan’s Morenci mine in USA that jumped three positions up in the ranking.

Gold and miners to shine in 2021 as Biden Administration won't be shy with stimulus - Exploration Insights' Mazumdar
Kitco News - Dec 31, 2020 01:55PM(Kitco News) - 2020 has been an unprecedented year for the precious metals market. In August, gold prices pushed to a record high above $2,000 an ounce.

Retail investors see gold prices pushing through $2,300 an ounce in 2021
Kitco News - Dec 31, 2020 12:53PM(Kitco News) - Although the gold market is struggling to break above $1,900 an ounce on the last trading day of 2020, the rally in the precious metal is not over yet as sentiment among retail investors remains extremely bullish ahead of the new year.

Central bank domination over financial markets to continue through 2021
Kitco News - Dec 31, 2020 10:42AM(Kitco News) - In the last few weeks, investors have heard many analogies to describe financial markets in 2020. The best one is probably from Wells Fargo, whose economists said that this past year financial markets got drunk on central bank liquidity and 2021 is not the year they are expected to sober up.
